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Placements – think local. Chris Jennings Assistant Director of Sport Employability Coordinator: Cardiff School of Sport. University Context. CardiffMet -11000 students Employability – strategic goal
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Placements – think local Chris JenningsAssistant Director of SportEmployability Coordinator: Cardiff School of Sport
University Context • CardiffMet -11000 students • Employability – strategic goal • In the latest Destinations of Leavers of Higher Education (DLHE) Survey, Cardiff Met has achieved a 95% 'employability' rate • Cardiff Metropolitan 19th highest in the UK for graduates going straight into employment or further study. • The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) study, six months after graduation, recorded 55% of Cardiff Met graduates in work in professional or managerial occupations.
Cardiff School of Sport - Context • Cardiff School of Sport • 2000 students • 7 undergraduate programmes • 8 post graduate programmes • 99% employability rate (DLHE)
Sports Facilities – seven year journey • Policy of employing students on zero hours contracts • Currently we employee 110 studentsas: • Coaches • Rec assistants • Reception staff • Health & fitness support • We also host 60 + volunteer placements • Coaching • IT • Marketing • Not without problems – but now part of our business model